【英国BBC08.05.24】潘基文称赞中国对地震的反应

【标题】Ban praises China quake response
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has praised China's "extraordinary leadership" in dealing with the recent earthquake in Sichuan. He was speaking in the badly-hit town of Yingxiu, as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the death toll had passed 60,000 and could rise to 80,000. Mr Ban said the UN was ready to provide further support for the relief effort. Earlier a Chinese official said 50 sources of radiation were now known to have been buried by the earthquake. Thirty-five of the sources had been secured but the remaining 15 were buried under debris or in dangerous buildings, Environment Vice-Minister Wu Xiaoqing said.
联合国秘书长潘基文称赞中国在处理四川地震上显示的‘卓越的领导能力’。 他在受灾最严重的映秀地区发表了讲话，那时，中国国家总理温家宝同时说，死亡总人数已经上升到了60000，很有可能高达80000. 潘基文称联合国已经做好了继续支持救灾工作的准备。早些时候，中国政府官员说大约有50处放射物源头被埋，有35处十分安全，但是仍然有15处在废墟或危楼中。环境部副部长吴晓青称。

Mr Wu said there had been no leaks of radioactive substances. He did not specify the sources but experts say they probably came from hospitals, factories or research facilities, and not weapons.
据吴称，目前没有任何放射性物质的泄露。他并没有指明放射物的源头，但是专家称他们很可能来自医院，工厂，研究所，不是武器。

World support Mr Ban was visiting China between trips to Burma, where is seeking to provide further relief for victims of Cyclone Nargis. Later on Saturday he flew to Thailand where he opened a centre for cyclone relief supplies, ahead of an aid conference he is scheduled to attend in Rangoon on Sunday. In Yingxiu, close to the Sichuan earthquake's epicentre, he paid tribute to Beijing's efforts. "The Chinese government, at the early stage of this natural disaster, has invested strenuous effort and demonstrated extraordinary leadership," he said.

The secretary general said people all over the world would stand beside the Chinese people and work together to deal with the disaster. "If we work hard we can overcome this," he said, quoted by the Associated Press news agency. "The whole world stands behind you and supports you." More than five million people have been left homeless by the disaster. On Friday, the vice-governor of Sichuan, the worst-hit province, Li Chengyun, appealed for more tents and set a three-year goal to rebuild towns and infrastructure in the region. China's leaders have promised a 70bn yuan ($10bn; £5bn) reconstruction fund. The government has also told Chinese banks to forgive debts owed by uninsured survivors to revive Sichuan's economy. New threat Meanwhile, concern is growing over a number of new lakes formed by the force of the earthquake.

Thirty-four lakes were created in the province when landslides blocked rivers, Xinhua news agency said. Eight held more than three million cubic metres of water and one lake, less than 3km (two miles) from Beichuan town, had doubled in size in four days. Officials are monitoring the lakes and have sent experts to assess them, the agency said. Forecasters predict heavy rain in the region next week, which could further raise the water levels in the lakes.
据新华社称，四川地震的山体滑坡导致了34个湖区的形成，有三个存储着超过了300万立方米的水，其中一个距北川县城只有不到3千米的湖区，在四天内水量增加了2倍。有关官员正在监测湖区的情况并派专家前去测量。天气预报说下周该地区的强降雨肯能会引起水平面的继续上涨。